Ahead of the RIZIN bantamweight grand prix, Ian McCall and Manel Kape got into a brief scuffle at the weigh-ins. Kape slapped McCall in the back of the head as they faced the crowed following their staredown. McCall retaliated with a punch to the face, followed by Kape missing his punches. Officials were quick to separate the two.
Ian McCall and Manel Kape almost came to blows at the weigh ins…#RIZIN2017; #RIZINFF pic.twitter.com/ZjeORTJ7X7
— Edwin (@flatxearth) December 28, 2017
McCall and Kape will meet in the quarterfinals of the tournament on Friday, the first day of Rizin’s two-day, year-end event at the Saitama Super Arena in Japan.